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Task 3. [in pairs]
I. (a) Look at the words below. All of them can be translated into Russian as ВЫБОР. However, there are some differences between them in meaning and/or use.
| ALTERNATIVE | OPTION | CHOICE | SELECTION | |||
| one of two or more ways of doing something alternative to have no alternative | one of the things that you can choose to do in a particular situation option of doing sth | choice of have a choice have no choice but wide choice | a lot of things of a similar type for you to choose from, especially in a shop selection of wide/large selection of |
(b) Complete the sentences with appropriate nouns.
1. The school seems OK, but there isn't a great __________ of courses.
2. He says he doesn't want to see a doctor, but I'm afraid he has no __________.
3. He basically has two __________: he can have the surgery, or he can give up playing football.
4. There is no practical __________ to our current policy.
5. The restaurant offers a wide __________ of local dishes.
6. If payment is not received within five days, legal action will be our only __________.
7. She had the __________ of staying for an extra year.
II. (a) Study the words below, noting the differences between them. Complete the boxes with Russian equivalents.
| MENTAL | COGNITIVE | INTELLECTUAL | INTELLIGENT | |||
| relating to the mind and thinking, or happening only in the mind | related to the process of knowing, understanding, and learning something | relating to the ability to understand things and think intelligently | having a high level of mental ability and is good at understanding ideas and thinking clearly | |||
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(b) Complete the sentences with appropriate adjectives. In one case two variants are possible.
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1. "We're looking for highly __________ young people, with a genuine interest in their subject," a university spokesman said.
2. Differences in prior experiences can contribute to individual differences in __________ development.
3. I'd never met Jane's boyfriend, but I had a clear __________ picture of what he looked like.
4. Psychologists use tests that examine the __________ skills of the child.
